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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8424846 | Overload warning system for a winch hoist An overload warning system for a winch hoist of the type that includes a drum that rotates about a drum shaft, a handle that is received in a socket, wherein the handle can be used to turn the drum, and a movable frame that is located between the socket and the hous... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8336860 | Method and apparatus for gripping chain A method and apparatus for a hand tool useful for gripping a chain or chain portion of a chain hoist. The tool comprises a shaft having a handle portion on one end and a body or ring portion on the other end which ring has an slot or cut-through therein through whic... | 12/25/2012 |
| 7837178 | Compensating angle offset safety winch bar Applicant provides an offset safety winch bar to remove the handle portion of a winch bar from a hazard zone created by the offset angle of the winch bar for safety in winching strap spools attached to flatbed trailers. An offset safety winch bar includes a spool in... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7628383 | Rachet strap tightener and mating rotary driven tool A rachet strap tightener and a power driven rotary tool are arranged to be operated together for tightening a strap. The body of the power driven rotary tool is arranged to be anchored in mating engagement relative to the body of the rachet strap tightener, in addit... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7611129 | Tension testing anchor lock A device for rotating, setting and locking driven pivotal ground anchors and for applying a predetermined tension to test load the locked anchor, comprises a horizontal base plate having an opening through which an anchor rod or cable can project, an upright post ex... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7513484 | Folding hand-operated cable winch A hand-operated cable winch (10) has a proximal handle part (12) with a pawl (16) that engages a toothed gear (21) which causes rotation of a cable (23) onto a drum. A distal handle part (13) is rotatably disposed between en... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7464916 | Cargo strap winch rewinding tool A winch bar is provided for use in combination with a strap winding winch for flatbed trailers. The bar has a rotatable link member at one end thereof which is provided with a hook portion adapted to interface with the apertures of the hub on one end of a reel of th... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7424996 | Wire rope pre-failure indicator and method of using same A wire rope pre-failure indicating device that can be installed at any location along a length of conventional wire rope of the character used in many industrial applications. The indicating device reliably functions to provide a pre-failure warning that the wire ro... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7392973 | Strap tensioner A tensioning device for a fastening strap comprises a base and a lever; a spindle pivotally connecting the lever to the base and adapted to permit the strap to be wound therearound, the spindle having a first spindle component and a second spindle component which to... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389971 | Leverage tool for tightening devices A tightening device leverage tool includes a bar member with a bar axis; a first receiver mounted to the bar member, and a second receiver mounted to the bar member and spaced-apart along the bar axis from the first receiver. The first and the second receivers are s... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364135 | Panel assembly system A panel assembly system is disclosed, which includes an anchor; a tension line, secured to the anchor; and a puller, comprising an engaging face, a pivot joint secured to the engaging face, a lever rotatably mounted about the pivot joint, and a roller mounted on the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7334955 | Turnbuckle head assembly A turnbuckle head assembly. The device includes a pivot housing to which is secured a pivotable handle. An upper attachment feature is pivotably affixed to the pivotable handle. At the bottom portion of the pivot housing, an attachment feature such as a threaded nut... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7267201 | Emergency brake device of elevator An emergency brake apparatus for an elevator system is installed on an elevator cage or a balance weight of the elevator system and includes a grip member with slant surfaces and a pressing surface sandwiching a guide rail, a pressing member disposed movably between... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258324 | Ratcheting winch with a magnetically biased pawl A winch for controlling the tautness of a length of wire includes a generally U-shaped frame and a spindle rotatably mounted on the frame, the spindle serving as a spool on which the length of wire can be wound. The winch additionally includes a ratchet rotatably mo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7121049 | Stake-pulling device A device that is used to pull a stake from a newly poured concrete slab. This device allows for attachment to a concrete pole, a tool that is commonly possessed and used by most concrete contractors. It contains a flexible loop that is used for the removal of stakes... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7070169 | Cable puller with unique grip and method A cable puller has on its actuating lever an elongated grip with an ergonomically friendly shape that directs a user to use both hands placed side by side on the grip when manipulating the lever. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6966543 | Tie-down rewind tool A tool for association with a ratchet wheel of a tie-down device, the tie-down device for securing an article by a strap whereby a shaft is journaled for rotation in which the strap is wound around the shaft in a take-up direction, the tie-down device including a ra... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6799750 | Frame for a gradually released tension machine A frame constitutes the main part of a gradually released tension machine, which is a kind of tool for tensioning and releasing cargo binding strips by hand, and which also comprises a ratchet and an operating handle. On the edge of the frame is a locking slot and a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6508456 | Heavy duty cable puller The cable puller uses a compound handle to create great leverage in order to generate a large pulling force with a minimal amount of force applied by the operator. The pulling force can be used for heavy lifting applications. The cable puller could be use... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6477747 | Load binder with locking structure A load binder with locking structure has a cradle portion defining two spaced arms and an actuating handle having a swinging component portion at a first end. A first pivotal connection is operatively connected to one end of the cradle between the two spa... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6367779 | Post pulling mechanism A manual post puller mechanism having a lever extendable for increasing the amount of leverage applied for pulling the post from the ground, the lever being securable within a base and serving as a handle graspable by the operator for carrying the mechani... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6076805 | Rope pulling device A rope pulling device includes a come-along (20) having a frame (30) on which are mounted an anchor end grip assembly (200) and a load end grip assembly (300). During operation, the anchor end grip assembly is locked on the rope. A hook (100) is carried o... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5988595 | Chain link fence installing device and method of using the same A method and apparatus for transferring a weight of chain link mesh fence and holding the fence in position while a single installer secures the fence. The apparatus includes a lever arm, at least one tip for engaging an intersection of chain link mesh, a... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5904341 | Device for the application of a tensioning force in a strap A strap tensioning device comprises a frame (1) with a rotatable reel (3) and a turnable command member (2). A ratchet wheel (43) is co-rotatively connected with the reel, the wheel cooperating with two spring-loaded latch elements (14, 29). When the comm... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5604946 | Multi-purpose fence building tool A multi-purpose fencing tool which includes an elongated member (2) having a slidably adjustable flange (3) which may be positioned and fixed along the length of elongated member (2). Elongated member (2) includes one end having a point extending therefro... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5433565 | Winch bar There is a winch bar for winding a winch having a winding drum with an annular wall and a circular opening. A plurality of winch bar receiving apertures extend diametrically through the drum on opposite sides of the wall. The winch bar has an outer portio... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5203541 | Tensioning mechanism for strapping tool A tensioning mechanism for a strapping tool. The tensioning mechanism comprises a housing structure, a shaft mounted rotatably to the shaft, a handle coupled to the shaft, and a coupler for coupling the handle to the shaft. The handle is a tension-sensing... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4703971 | Truck box extension apparatus An extension apparatus (110) for vehicles is disclosed. The extension apparatus (110) includes a frame assembly (111) having upper and lower frame members (112a, b) which are interconnected by a flexible member (116) attached at the lower and upper edges ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4646805 | Chain winch A chain winch 10 having a sprocket wheel 14 of polygonal cross-section with flat faces 32 dimensioned in dependence on the dimensions of a link chain to be used therewith and having pin formations 36 for engaging between or in chain links. The winch inclu... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4544196 | Truck box extension apparatus An extension apparatus (10) for vehicles is disclosed. The extension apparatus (10) includes a frame assembly having upper and lower frame members (12a,b) which are interconnected by a flexible member (16) attached at the lower and upper edges thereof to ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4512062 | Load binder handle and extension therefor A load binder having a shortened handle with means to receive and interlock with a separate extension member, which is also adaptable to release the load binder.... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4488707 | Chain binder and reversing lever knuckle An overcenter tensioning apparatus is provided including an elongated crank member having a first tension member pivotally anchored thereto at one end, an elongated lever arm pivotally connected thereto adjacent its other end and a second tension member p... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4366607 | Overcenter tensioning engagement and release device In a load binder of the overcenter type having an operating lever comprising a handle portion acting through a crank mechanism to which a tensile load is connected, the lever is connected to the crank mechanism by a pivotal connection which provides a deg... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4340329 | Lashing device A lashing device for tightening a band securing cargo at a platform is swingably mounted within a recess in one side of the platform, and comprises a lever structure and a locking member. The lever structure includes two parallel bars arranged parallel to... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4338977 | Manual tool for stretching wire having diverging handles The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for stretching wire. The apparatus comprises a pair of elongated handles attached to a connecting element. A cylindrical member having an open-sided slot therein is secured to the connecting element.... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4293121 | Winch arrangement A winch arrangement having a feed wheel for feeding a hauling line, such as a line through the winch. The wheel is driven in the feed direction by means of a reciprocatingly movable member, such as a pivotable lever. The lever is pivoted with the aid of t... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4264055 | Stretching tool Disclosed herein is a tool for stretching wire and similar such devices commonly used in the repair or fabrication of wire fencing. The structure according to the present invention is defined by a pivot point, an arcuate handle attached to the pivot point... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4250769 | Pivoted adjustable lever with grab link An adjustable hand lever having a vertically adjustable tripod base, an adjustable fulcrum point and a grab link at the working end of the lever. The grab link accomodates and makes adjustable linked working chains.... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4157622 | Fastener for footwear A fastener for footwear having two opposed lacing flaps has a rotatable elongated body member having two oppositely disposed groups of two or more arms. The arms of each group are pivotally and eccentrically connected to the body member and are arranged i... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4155391 | Tire traction device A traction device having a pair of cleats that mount on the periphery of an automobile tire to provide temporary traction on ice, deep snow, mud and other adverse conditions for on and off the road travel. The cleats are each rigidly mounted to a pair of ... | 05/22/1979 |
